Linux/CUPS to HP4110 on Win98 -- almost there

RSalles rsalles at rsnetservices.com.br
Mon Feb 14 13:19:30 PST 2005


Jack Spaar wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 03:39:58 -0500, Jack Spaar wrote:
> 
> 
>>I'm *almost* printing from FC3/cups to an HP OfficeJet 4110 on a Win98 via
>>SMB.  Please help me get over the hump.
>>
>>Print jobs show up via samba in the print queue on the '98 box. When the
>>job starts, the printer moves the printhead a tad and then hangs with lcd
>>status "Printing...".  Status light flashes green. [Just like this guy,
>>who has XP:
>>http://www.linuxprinting.org/pipermail/hp-list/2004q1/004847.html ]
>>
>>From that point on, the job can't be removed from the queue, until the
>>printer is reset by power off/on.
>>
>>(Printing from the '98 box itself works fine, when the printer isn't
>>already hung.)
>>
>>Since the CUPS job does get over to the Win98 queue via samba, this makes
>>me think samba config is right but printer setup on CUPS side is wrong.
>>I'm using hpijs printer driver, the .ppd has: *NickName:      "HP
>>OfficeJet 4110 Foomatic/hpijs (recommended)"
>>
>>I've looked at LogLevel=debug error logs, the problem isn't obvious to me.
>>
>>Could someone kindly point me in the right direction?
> 
> 
> Is this a complete mystery, or does it just seem obvious?  Believe me I've
> pored over all kinds of manuals and tried all kinds of jiggering for what
> should be a very simple task.  Throw me a bone here people.
> 
> 
Share this log with us, please! Send us "everythink printing-related in 
your smb.conf, also.

Sds,





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